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T. G. is a nurse manager at a dialysis unit located in a small town. She has been advertising to hire a new LPN to join her nursing team. She receives several applications and has set up several interviews. T. is one of the applicants for the position and is seated in the waiting room ready to be called back to meet with T. G. One of the nurses on the dialysis floor pops her head into T.G.’s office and asks if M. T. is here for an interview for the LPN position. The nurse tells T. G. that M. T. was suspended by the state board of nursing for substance misuse, and she obtained the drugs by stealing them from dialysis patients’ bags while they were sleeping during treatment. The nurse tells T. G. that she heard that M. T. can get a job in an agency where nurses do not administer narcotics. Would you hire M. T. to work in your unit? Why or why not? If you discovered a co-worker was impaired on the unit (drugs or alcohol), what are your responsibilities as a licensed practical nurse? What steps would you take to address this issue? Reply